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Topic: Coffee Lovers, Voice Your Opinion! (Read 5896 times)

I am in the process of rediscovering the joys and woes of coffee. I would like to know which types of coffee y'all enjoy, where you purchase it from, your favorite ways of preparing it, etc. The Vicar of Dibley referred to coffee as the Broth of Satan, and right she was, too. I myself am the devil Belial, and I bestow upon the world some of the strongest Colombian bean which, mixed with enough sugar, is guaranteed to send one on a shooting spree in a Wendy's.

Ok. I like the Bird blend from Seattle Roast. Part of the revenue helps birds. It also tastes good. But maybe my tongue is influenced by that happy information. No bird jokes please! Also, I hate twitter, except that Ashley Todd twittered everything on there.

My coffee intake has expanded to twice daily indulgences. In the mornings I like a nice full-bodied, smoky/nutty Colombian dark roast. In the afternoons I prefer a milder, sweeter, more herbal choice from somewhere in Africa or Indonesia.

I used to drink tons of coffee, nothing fancy just Folgers. I heard about a baseball player that went on the DL because of vision problems that were traced to his caffeine intake. I too was having similar issues so I switched to one cup a day with half decaf. I can say it worked for me and hope to go decaf only in the near future

Yes home-roasted is where it's at, though I just do pour-over. I can't attest to my technique and since I am always trying different beans and roasts can't claim any kind of consistency, but I have never looked (or I guess tasted) more critically at commercial roasts. I've made a lot of regrettable coffee, but for a year or more now like what I make better than anything I can get in easy reach, so I guess that's progress.

Yes home-roasted is where it's at, though I just do pour-over. I can't attest to my technique and since I am always trying different beans and roasts can't claim any kind of consistency, but I have never looked (or I guess tasted) more critically at commercial roasts. I've made a lot of regrettable coffee, but for a year or more now like what I make better than anything I can get in easy reach, so I guess that's progress.

Ha yeah that is old school. I think it's more for what we call hobo coffee or perc coffee. My Tante Ragna, who prided herself in being very cosmopolitan and grew up in Oslo, used to keep a little jar of instant in her purse to stir in whenever she was visiting and offered one of those too-light, overboiled Midwest-style brews.